Can I have a vhost on GeekShed?

Providing you and your selected vhost meet certain requirements, you can! These requirements and regulations are…

Your nickname must have been registered for at least 90 days

Your vhost must either be a domain that you personally own or must end in “.vhost”

We cannot grant vhosts to users who do not own the requested domain. You must be able to prove that you own the domain by allowing us to send an e-mail with a passcode to the e-mail address shown in the domain WHOIS record. If e-mail is not shown in the WHOIS, we may ask you to create a custom DNS record. If you own the domain, you may grant other users permission to use that domain as their vhost, providing they meet the 90 day requirement

We do not do vidents – only vhosts – i.e. you can have domain.com not user@domain.com

If you abuse your vhost (e.g. use it to evade a channel ban) it will be removed, you will be banned from the network and, on your return, you shall not be permitted to have a vhost again

You may only change your vhost once every 6 months

If you donate to GeekShed you can request a donor vhost (or other custom vhost) be set on your nickname – regardless of how long it has been registered. Donor vhosts are still subject to abuse regulations but will be changed if you donate more money and reach a new donor level. The donor levels are listed below with the donation amounts required. The format of the vhosts will be xxxx.supporter.geekshed.net where xxxx is the donor level.

Donor Level

Minimum Donation Required (USD)

Platinum

$1000

Gold

$500

Iridium

$250

Osmium

$150

Palladium

$100

Rhenium

$75

Germanium

$50

Beryllium

$30

Silver

$20

Aluminium

$15

Copper

$10

Nickel

$5

If you meet these requirements and would like a vhost, come and see us in #vhosts on irc.geekshed.net.